The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-18
At Last,
To the Editsr of THE HERALD.

To the Editsr of THE HERALD.
Anarchy, bloodshed and plunder APP
pesre to be the order of the day. For
one [ have not been disappointed in
what is now the manifest design of the
men who have protested so much friend.
ship for the Lstter-day Saints. We
can no longer doubt the spirit of these
men is made manifest and is recognized
as the same spirit that plundered and
shed blood at Smithfield, where they
thought they did God a service by
killing those who, were in orp osition to
the popular will; the men that now
gioaL in their unenvIable position,
and are ready to believe they have
the Mormons where they want them.
are only working out the programme
that God has designed for their own de-
struction.
God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform,
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
Ye fearful Saints fresh courage take,
The clouds you so much dread,
Are big with mercy and will break
In blessings on your head.
Let me say, the men who look upon
this church as the outgrowth of mems
designs were never more mistaken.
They wonder and ask WHY we are led
by the authorities of the church. We
deny that we are lei, except
in our recognition of the truth,
as the disciples of Christ have ever
done; be ye followers of me, even, as 1
follow the Lord, Jesus Christ. was
Paul's instruction to the people. The
presidency of this church has no more
control of this people than the Presi-
dent of the United States would have
over the Americans outside of constitu-
tional authority.
This day of trial is our common lot
with Gods people IN every age, but this
will be the final triumph of righteous.
ness. The voice of warning has been
sounded in our ears for years past, yet
we have discarded every word
that has been presented in this
d rection. We have bought and
sold to men not of our faith.
These men have assailed our faith and
berated our leaders, land we have sub
nitted to the abuse. looking at it az
and decided that men had
a right to talk, but to-day the matter
Itself into this. The lying and
has wrought the evil
so closely covered and hid from the
public eye. It. is now no longer a
secret.
What remains for this people, in the
face of the deadly hate and plumber
that is openly avowed2 The Savior's
counsel will be applicable to US as peo-
pie at this time. In patience possess We
your souls the constant counsel of Gods
servants. ut is better to suffer wrong
than to do wrong" Our religious char
acter will be tested to the very core. 1t
to be seen why we have &C
cepted the gospel of Christi Every
We have accepted the position to fight
against sin and spiritual wicked
ness in high places. There will be
no Sinking the question. 1t has to
come, and we might as well accept the
issue and defend the truth, and main
tain Gods perogative and right to rule
on earth as he does in heaven. Let orr
faces be to the front, and show not only
to the destroyers of Constitutional
liberty in Utah, but to the whole world
that our religions worth all We possess
on earth, and our lives, if it is de-
manded; but remember, the battle is
not to the strong or the race to the
swift. We are told that the churches
are determined. 1t was the churches
that crucifed the SAVIOUR, it will
be the churches that will murder the
Saints. Let the battle rage! Let the
storm come! We are built uoon the
rock of ages. The good ship Zion will
ride the storm. The Captain OF our sal
walton calls and bids US follow Him.
He suffered all for the glory that was
set before Him. and remember, Latter
day Saints, Gods grace is sufficient
unto the day. Look not behind; the
voice of God and the angels, the voice of
our dead. the voice of prophets and
saints, is forward, for we, without you,
cannot be made perfect; the voice of
Gods servants and all good men is, for
ward, and God defend the right.
YERITAs.
Skinny Men.